Roger Ashton-Griffiths Biography (1957-)

Born January 19, 1957, in Hertfordshire, England; married Sharmini Thillaimuthu (a studio manager); children: two. Addresses: Agent: Peters Fraser& Dunlop, Drury House, 34-43 Russell St., London WC2B 5HA, England.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director, writer
Birth Details: January 19, 1957; Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Lestrade, Young Sherlock Holmes (also known as Pyramid of Fear), Paramount, 1985
Mass observer, Stranger Than Fiction, 1985
Priest, Brazil, Universal, 1985
Radio producer, Plenty, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
Reverend Duckworth, Dreamchild, Universal, 1985
Francis Jr., Haunted Honeymoon, Orion, 1986
Moonhead, Pirates, Cannon, 1986
Punter in café, Empire State, [Great Britain], 1987
Harvey, Chambre a part (also known as Separate Bedrooms), Prima Film/Flach Film, 1989
Turpin, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (also known asLe cuisinier, le voleur, sa femme et son amant and Spica), Miramax, 1989
Watchman, Georg Elser--Einer aus Deutschland (also known as Georg Elser and Seven Minutes), Mutoskop, 1989
Inspector Tarr, Chicago Joe and the Showgirl, New Line Cinema, 1990
Lord Cowley, Mountains of the Moon, TriStar, 1990
Royal photographer, King Ralph, Universal, 1991
Dr. Eddie Monk, Shadowlands, Savoy Pictures, 1993
Member of Parliament, The Madness of King George (also known as The Madness of George III and The Madness of King George III), Samuel Goldwyn, 1994
Mr. Bung, Restoration, Miramax, 1995
Walsh, Go Now, Gramercy Pictures, 1995
Auctioneer, Jude, Gramercy Pictures, 1996
Bob Bantling, The Portrait of a Lady, Gramercy Pictures, 1996
Prosecution counsel, The Wind in the Willows (also known as Mr.Toad's Wild Ride), Sony Pictures Releasing, 1996
Canon Van Stone, Swept from the Sea (also known as Amy Foster and Balaye par la mer), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997
Prosecution counsel, The White Squall, Buena Vista, 1997
Cliff Sniffton, You're Dead ... (also known as You Are Dead), Trident Releasing, 1998
Old bishop, A Knight's Tale, Columbia, 2001
Doctor, Nicholas Nickleby, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002
P. T. Barnum, Gangs of New York, Miramax, 2002
Eagle, Devil's Gate, Atmosphere Entertainment, 2003
Lord Orwood, What a Girl Wants, Warner Bros., 2003
Mayor, The Brothers Grimm, Miramax, 2005

Tom Flannery, Irish Jam, Bauer Martinez Studios, 2005
Film Work
Director, And Beyond (short film), 2000
Director and editor, Deflation (short film), Spectacle Films, 2001
Television Appearances
Series
Walt, Grange Hill, BBC, 1990
Miniseries
Rodman, Jack the Ripper, Euston Films, 1988
Mr. Thompson, Shadow of the Noose, BBC, 1989
Len Arrowsmith, The Life and Times of Henry Pratt, Independent Television, 1992
Vicar, The Wimbledon Poisoner, BBC, 1994
George Chuzzlewit, Martin Chuzzlewit (also known as Charles Dickens' "Martin Chuzzlewit"), BBC, 1995, also broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, c. 1995
Gentleman at mint, Moll Flanders (also known as The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders), Independent Television, 1996, also broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, c. 1996
Polites, The Odyssey (also known as Homer's "Odyssey," Die Abenteuer des Odysseus, and Odissea), NBC, 1997
Prior Aymer, Sir Walter Scott's "Ivanhoe" (also known as Ivanhoe), BBC and Arts and Entertainment, 1997
King George IV, Vanity Fair, BBC and Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Miller Sprigge, Children of the New Forest, BBC, 1998
Sir Boris, Merlin, NBC, 1998
Mr. Peck, Micawber, Carlton Television and London Weekend Television, 2001-2002
Panza, Empire, ABC, 2005
Movies
First coachman, The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood, CBS, 1984
Churchman, Heidi, 1993
Geoff, The Plant, BBC, 1995
Dr. Alwyn Mosgrave, Lady Audley's Secret, Carlton Television, 2000, also broadcast on Mystery!, PBS, 2000
Friar Tuck, "Princess of Thieves," The Wonderful World of Disney,ABC, 2001
Episodic
Orgo, "Boring," The Young Ones, BBC, 1982
Ivan, The Secret Servant, BBC, c. 1984
Town crier, "The Citadel," Crossbow (also known as Guillaume Tell and William Tell), 1988
Detective inspector Larber, "Time Out," The Bill, Thames Television, 1989
Longstaff (antique shop owner), "Montezuma's Revenge," Lovejoy, BBC and Arts and Entertainment, 1991
Mr. Ramsbottom, "Cast Not Your Pearls Before Swine: Parts 1 & 2," The Darling Buds of May, Yorkshire Television, 1993
Vlademar Tymrak, "Report from the Grave," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1996
Thomas of Bristol, "St Peter's Fair," Cadfael 2 (also known as Cadfael), Central Independent Television and PBS, 1997
Shower man, "Alex's POV," As If, UPN, 2001
(As Roger Ashton Grifiths) Glass Eye Gordon, "Citizen Cecil," Keen Eddie, Fox, 2004
Appeared as Humbert, C.A.T.S. Eyes (also known as Cats Eyes), Independent Television; as Dr. Bill Durn, The Nation's Health, London Weekend Television; as Eddie, Prospects, Euston Films; and as Mr. Fox, Rude Health, Channel 4 (England).
Stage Appearances
Angelo, Archangels Don't Play Pinball, Bristol Old Vic, Bristol, England, 1986
Appeared as Gloucester in King Lear, Colchester, England; as Algolin Space Queen Maladjusta, Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, England; and as Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd (musical), Liverpool and Watford, England.
WRITINGS
Screenplays
And Beyond (short film), 2000
Deflation (short film), Spectacle Films, 2001

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